Pietersen or Swann should replace Cook as captain immediately, says Shane Warne

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“They are both imaginative, good readers of the game and take the aggressive option first – whereas Cook retreats too quickly”

Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that England need to replace captain Alastair Cook immediately if they want to become a truly dominant side. 

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‘Sachin Tendulkar has definitely had the best cricket career out of any cricketer that I have known’, says Brian Lara

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“I believe Sachin has done a tremendous job, not just for Indian cricket but for world cricket”

In an emotional tribute to his long-time friend, legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has announced that “Sachin Tendulkar has definitely had the best cricket career out of any cricketer that I have known”.

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‘We all know Shane will be Shane’, says Sir Vivian Richards

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“I guess it’s just a little bit of banter and trying to get up Cookie’s nose because I guess Australia’s getting a little bit desperate at this point”

Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Vivian Richards has announced that former Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about England captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” was “just a little bit of banter”.

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Cook should not concern himself with Warne’s comments, says Steve Waugh

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“Alastair will just go out and do his job and if his side is winning then there’s not much else he can do”

Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that England skipper Alastair Cook should not concern himself with former Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”.

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Warne’s comments are ‘old news’, says Alastair Cook

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“It hasn’t changed since the summer and we don’t expect it to change over the next couple of months”

England captain Alastair Cook has dismissed former Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” as “old news”, despite admitting that there are times when he could be more “imaginative”.

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‘I don’t think Shane Warne’s ever said a nice thing about an England touring team’, says Joe Root

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“I don’t know why he said that”

England batsman Joe Root has lashed out at former Australia spin king Shane Warne over the comments he made about captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”, stating that “I don’t think Shane Warne’s ever said a nice thing about an England touring team”.

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Cook ‘just gets the job done’, says Nasser Hussain

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“He’s the sort of guy that when challenged, goes out and proves people wrong”

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has announced that current skipper Alastair Cook should pay no attention to ex-Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”.

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Warne’s comments about Cook was ‘just a bit of friendly banter’, says Sir Ian Botham

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“If it’s not Warne, it’s Glenn McGrath telling everyone they’re going to win 5-0”

Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that Australia spin king Shane Warne’s controversial comments about captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” was nothing more than “a bit of friendly banter”.

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‘Cook can be negative, boring, not very imaginative’, says Shane Warne

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“If Australia play well and he continues to captain the way he does, I think England are going to lose the series”

Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has taken a jab at Alastair Cook just weeks before the start of the Ashes series, stating that the England captain “can be negative, boring, not very imaginative”.

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